Program Overview

Welcome to the Masters of Arts in Education with a Concentration in Educational Leadership and a Specialization in Student Affairs in Postsecondary Education Program website!

      

We are delighted to learn of your interest in this program.  This program is designed for practitioners and will provide you with a curriculum that intentionally prepares you to lead organizations in supporting students with their engagement in the institutional community and with their intellectual and personal development in both two-year and four-year institutions.

The Masters of Arts in Education with a Concentration in Educational Leadership and a Specialization in Student Affairs in Postsecondary Education curriculum at San Diego State University emphasizes student learning centeredness, integration of the curricular and co-curricular learning paradigms, and analysis, planning, and responsible practice of leaders in a socially just and global environment. 

Program Mission

This program is designed to provide students with an overview of postsecondary education in diverse settings and contexts in both two-year and four-year institutions and including international settings; and provide students with a curriculum that intentionally prepares them to lead organizations in supporting students with their engagement in the institutional community and with their intellectual and personal development.

The program fits within the mission and vision of ARPE and the Interwork Institute as the program seeks to develop exceptional leaders for diverse educational organizations.

Program Cornerstones
The cornerstones of the program include the following:

1. Student learning centeredness informed by the practical application of student learning, development, and engagement theories (Central College Tendency Uniqueness of Individuals and Scholarship)
2. Social justice demonstrated through concepts of equity, and access embedded into the curriculum and connected to the student’s development through reflective practice (Central College Tendency Access to a Quality Public Education and Diversity)
3. Outcomes-based assessment achieved through analysis, planning, and responsible practice modeled on a construct of higher education as a social responsibility within an economically competitive environment (Central College Tendency Community of Learners)

We hope this website serves you in finding the answers you need  about the program.  However, if it does not, please do not hesitate to pick up the phone and let us know how we can assist you.

Best always,

Marilee J. Bresciani, Ph.D.

Professor of Postsecondary Education and Co-Director of the Center for Educational Leadership, Innovation, and Policy, San Diego State University

For information on certificate programs available in addition to the emphasis in student affairs, visit Certificate in Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment Program.

To visit the San Diego State Student Affairs Homepage, click here!